Daily Republican., 1887-02-19
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The Inhumom 1YooeWout Sno keCofveo
From . Farmer and His wife.
A despatch from Chicago ssys: About
the middle Of March. 1852, Lizzie
Ayrss, . bright and wipping little girl
LOT II summers, wAs Transferred from
the Home Of the 1riendIess, In this city,
10 Troy. Lows, and PLACED In the family |
farmer, Who receivsd her on trial with /
10 view to her ultimate adoption. A
few months after this change occurred |
In the management Of the Homo and
the child was lost sight o.
About three weeks ago the present /
matron OF the Home received . letter
from Q prominent gentle msn In Troy
stating that llttle girl Who had bean
adopted into the family OF one Thomas
Wales had fallen into bad hands and
was suffering great abuse. The case
Was 1t once placed In tho hands Of On
cor Dudley Of the Humane Society, aad
Dudley cot out Immediately and arrived
In Troy last Monday. Wales' farm IL
ton miles In the country. Mr.. Wales
wAs not at homo whom Mr.. Dudley was
there, but Ars. Wales reoeivsd the Oh
Icsr, who made known bis business and
asked 70 eco the child, The woman de-
Iolined 10 produce her.
Mr.. Dudley began . tour OF inspec
Ition, and WAS rewarded by finding the
lobject Of bis search hidden bshind m
J old trunk In the closet He dragged
] b OF out, and "Nsver BEFORE" said he,
in spsakipg Of the matter last night,
''Lave I seen 20 piteous .. sight The
Iappsarauos Of tho child wzs enough tc
!, Bhe wss crippled 20 she could hardly
. walk. Her back was bumped and hel
lpsfson Vas ~ Rrimy and dirty ~ {
I coal digger's. Her dress, which looked
, like m old Ruuny sack, was 10 rags
I and she hal not ttttch Of undercloth
) "Hsr feet were encased in q pair o
Q mems felt owe rshoos. and her stocking
o consisted OF old rags which had evi
} Identity been picked mp In the back yard
8 Her hands had been frozen, and wer
i sore and swe,led to fully twice thei
q natural size. I looked At the child IN,
IL then 1t the woman, and the words tina
IetI uttered were mot strictly pious.
'e\ carried the girl ont and drove her 4
1t Marengo, where had her examined b.
10 y ply siciAn.
vol The doctor said he could Ind n
ir bruises ON her to indicate that she ha
been beaten, but that she was In q tel
+ rible condition from overwork and el
sr posure. aud that she could never er
10 tirely recover from the results Of th
. abuse to which she had been subjected
" Inquired further concerning the GAS
N learned that when Lizzie was receive
y into Wales' family she WAS ~ once pr
q 70 doing chores about the barn. A
to though Of frail temperament, she ",
II compelled to lug water for the stool
* chop wood, milk and perform the lab
o of farm hand.
., "Shs WAS driven from bed At a.
he O'Clock in tho morning, when the the
25 mometer WAS below zero. and made
no wade through miles Of snow TO feed u
i'd cattle, and was frequently badly Fl
ss. zen. She Was not allowed to go
Tor school for any length Of time She "
%. never inside OF . church while theI
20 iAlthough Wales and his wife nre stri
a. lob urch members themselves. The 81
Id has not spoken o word since ] first %
nd her. Her mind seems 10 be an emil
e. blank, and I fear that she will DO
ed hopeless idiot"
Mr.. Dudley said the directors of t
Home had decided ON BEGINNING p
ceedings against Wales for crueli
and that he would undoubtedly be pu
nf tahad